Universe & Solar System Section 5 Practice Questions Answers Test With Solutions & More Shortcuts

Question : 1

Cycle of sun spots is

a) 11 years

b) 12 years

c) 10 years

d) 9 years

Question : 2

The Earth is an oblate spheroid and not a perfect sphere. This is because

1. The Earth has a rotational motion and the rotational speed increases as one goes from the poles towards the equator.
2. The equator experiences greater gravitational pull from the sun.
3. The intensity of sunlight received at the equator is greater than that at the poles.

a) Only 3

b) All of these

c) 1 and 2

d) Only 1

Question : 3

When it is 12 Noon at Allahabad, the time at Wellington (New Zealand) would be close to which one of the following?

a) 6:30 pm of the same day

b) 6:30 pm of the previous day

c) 4:30 pm of the previous day

d) 4:30 pm of the same day

Question : 4

Space between Earth and Moon is known as

a) Nebula

b) None of these

c) Fulalunar

d) Cislunar

Question : 5 [NDA 2014-I]

Which of the following is/are direct source(s) of information about the interior of the Earth?

1. Earthquake wave
2. Volcano
3. Gravitational force
4. Earth magnetism

a) 3 and 4

b) All of these

c) Only 2

d) 1 and 2